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S-65-S720

Catalyst 6500 Series —

EOSL — PAST
100 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available
End of saleFeb 2013
End of serviceFeb 2018Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2014-02

Options from here

Third-party maintenance

Covered past the OEM cutoff by an independent maintainer.

Pre-stock spares

Modules and units still circulate on the secondary market.

Schedule migration

Carrying production traffic? Set the replacement window now, not mid-outage.

Run to failure

Low-criticality role — document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.

S-65-S720 — questions

Is the Cisco S-65-S720 still supported?

No. Cisco's last date of support for S-65-S720 was Feb 2018 (per the Cisco EOL bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

When did the S-65-S720 reach end of sale?

S-65-S720 reached end of sale Feb 2013, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the S-65-S720?

Feb 2018 — per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

Can the S-65-S720 be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, S-65-S720 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Cisco no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.